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$41.15 0.15 (0.37%)
10/6/2008 4:02 PM

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSM)

CAPS Rating:
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The Company and its subsidiaries are direct marketers of a range of industrial products to industrial customers throughout the United States, distributing a full line of industrial products for maintenance, repair and operations supplies requirements.

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Total Members

317 Outperforms
8 Underperforms
 

All-Stars

85 Outperforms
2 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

3 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

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Small Cap (1922), Industrial Equipment Wholesale (18)
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $41.15
Last Trade Time: 10/6/2008 4:02 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $41.15
Daily Range: $38.56 - $41.15
52-Week Range: $34.39 - $54.58
Volume: 805,484
Market Cap: $2.23B
P/E Ratio: 16.74
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSM)

Avatar verylargelarry (85.56) Submitted: 7/19/08 1:27 PM

Buying in ahead of the industrial boomlet anticipated when the world begins returning to the US all the devalued dollars we've been papering the world with. Our products are cheapening and that is a good trend. Millions made selling supplies to the gold miners of years past (think Stanford and Str...More

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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSM)

Avatar adlib5 (< 20) Submitted: 5/13/08 11:29 AM

These may become trying times for business who use this service, even if busuness is good WW grainger is the company in this business with a large moat as well as a lower P/E right now. Of course management could always have a plan. Its probably not a horrible investment although I do think its a ...More

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Avatar Lippoldtskivich (59.17) Submitted: 7/28/08 12:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $45.49 MSM Score: 6.39

If they are doing this well with a weak web site and a generally weak national economy, just imagine how well they will do when their web site investments deliver an improved on-line customer experience and the economy turns back up!

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Avatar bclapp21 (< 20) Submitted: 7/25/08 12:30 AM : Outperform Start Price: $47.19 MSM Score: 3.98

gobbling up market share as smaller companies/competition struggle in this economy...when economy comes back prepare for MSC domination!

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Avatar verylargelarry (85.56) Submitted: 7/19/08 1:27 PM : Outperform Start Price: $48.07 MSM Score: 2.78

Buying in ahead of the industrial boomlet anticipated when the world begins returning to the US all the devalued dollars we've been papering the world with. Our products are cheapening and that is a good trend. Millions made selling supplies to the gold miners of years past (think Stanford and Strauss) point out the wisdom of not trying to find the gold, but ratherselling to those who are trying to find the gold....

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Avatar doc324 (99.24) Submitted: 7/11/08 2:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $45.20 MSM Score: 6.11

decent dividend, good p/e, consistently profitable.

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Avatar Jeffreyw (32.89) Submitted: 6/24/08 2:01 PM : Outperform Start Price: $47.84 MSM Score: 10.87

TMF pick, good cash flow, expanding operations, well-run company.

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TrackRonBaron < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $49.73-17.26%-31.37%+14.11 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackWMBlair 21.99 04/05/07 Outperform NS $46.40-11.31%-27.22%+15.91
TrackMatrix 93.23 01/09/07 Outperform NS $41.88-1.74%-25.90%+24.16

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